Subsea
BRIL Bags Centrica’s Largest Contract Awarded to Date (UK)
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL) has successfully secured a contract with the potential of a seven year commitment. Centrica Energy has awarded a three year contract with two, two year extension options, worth up to £40million. It is the largest Inspection, Repair & Maintenance (IRM) contrac
Jan de Nul Takes Delivery of Fall Pipe & Mining Vessel ‘Joseph Plateau’ (Belgium)
LaNaval has delivered the Fall Pipe & Mining Vessel “Joseph Plateau” to Jan de Nul after the good execution of the sea trials. The vessel is the largest of its kind in the world and one of the few vessels equipped for rock dumping in water depths of 2,000 m. Beside the very large operational [&helli
Ocean Research Drives Growth for SEAL Analytical in UK
Business is booming in the UK for SEAL Analytical, the manufacturer of the AA3HR and QuAAtro automated segmented flow laboratory analyzers. Explaining the recent upturn in business, EMEA Sales Manager Haydon Warner says: “Automated testing of large numbers of samples at very low levels of analysis h
Aker Solutions Secures Contract from Premier Oil for Solan Field Development, UK
Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide hook-up, commissioning and facility management services to Premier Oil at the operator’s Solan field development, west of Shetland. The hook-up project will see two subsea production and two subsea injection wells tied back to a fixed production platform
The Netherlands: DeepOcean Charters Subsea Support Vessel MV Deep Helder
DeepOcean Group Holding announce that its subsidiary DeepOcean B.V. have entered into a 5 year charter of a new-build Subsea Support vessel, to be named MV Deep Helder, from SeaMar Subsea B.V. “Deep Helder will be a cost effective vessel that we plan to operate on survey, IMR and trenching projects
ORPC Submits First Annual Environmental Report on Cobscook Bay Project (USA)
On March 26th, the Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) submitted its first annual environmental monitoring report for the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which details the 2012 construction, installation, and operational activities of ORPC’s gri
Fastnet Confirms Shanagarry Resource Potential (Ireland)
Fastnet Oil & Gas plc the E&P company focused on near term exploration acreage in Morocco and the Celtic Sea, announced that an independent assessment of the Company’s prospective resources on licensing option 12/5 (“Shanagarry” or the “Licensing Option”) has been completed by SLR Consulting. Fastne
Tidal Lagoon Launches GBP 10 Mln Investment Offer, UK
Tidal Lagoon (Swansea Bay) Plc has launched a £10m investment offering, providing private investors with a tax efficient opportunity to back the development of the UK’s largest tidal range power project based in Swansea Bay. A further local community share offering will be launched within the next f
Siemens and Marine Current Turbines to Exhibit at Thetis MRE in France
Siemens and its subsidiary Marine Current Turbines will be exhibiting at this week’s Thetis MRE exhibition and conference in Brest, France (April 10th and 11th). The Siemens stand (C6) is located in the main exhibition hall at Brest’s International Convention Centre. Thetis MRE provides Siemens the
UK: Siem Offshore and MPL Enter Into Contract for MRSV “Siem Marlin”
Siem Offshore and Marine Platforms Limited (MPL) have entered into a contract for the MRSV “Siem Marlin”. The contract is made at market terms and is for a firm period of one year with commencement in April 2013. The “Siem Marlin” is a diesel electric driven vessel with low fuel consumption for redu
Secretary of State for Scotland Visits The Underwater Centre in Fort William, UK
The Underwater Centre in Fort William hosted a visit by the Secretary of State for Scotland, Michael Moore MP, and former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber. Mr Moore and Mr Kennedy took a tour of the Centre, its pier diving facility and onshore diving tank compl
ORPC to Announce Significant Milestone for Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) will announce significant milestone reached in the Cobscook Bay Tidal Energy Project. ORPC President & CEO Chris Sauer will be joined by Senator Angus S. King, Jr. and Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition President Sean O’Neill for the announcement which will be made
UK: EnerMech Receives Additional £20 Mln Funding from Lloyds Bank
EnerMech’s continuing success has been further boosted with an additional £20 million funding from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking in Aberdeen. The latest tranche of funding will support EnerMech’s organic growth initiatives and will also assist in funding a number of acquisitions the Aberdeen mechan
VIDEO: FoundOcean Subsea Grouting for Offshore Wind Farms
FoundOcean has successfully grouted jacket and template structures in all energy producing areas of the world since 1974. Successful structural grouting relies on project preparation, experienced engineers and attention to detail during every stage of the project. FoundOcean understands that every p